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On Tuesday afternoon, a Campus Security Authority reported that a U. of I. student had been touched inappropriately around 4 p.m. Sunday at a fraternity house by a person with whom the student was acquainted.

It was reported that the student was using the Uber rideshare service to travel from the 200 block of East Green Street, Champaign, to Urbana when the driver pulled over in a parking lot and sexually assaulted the student.

Two men were walking on the sidewalk along Goodwin Avenue when they were approached and punched from behind by another group of three to five men. The attack may have been related to a verbal altercation which had just occurred on a private bus.

A U. of I. student was walking across the main Quad, where he was approached by three young people on bicycles. It was reported that they began to yell at the student, and two of the three struck him and demanded his cellphone. A brief struggle over the cellphone ensued before bystanders approached to help, and the young people rode away. The student was not injured.

The victim, who is a U. of I. student, was reported to have been battered on the sidewalk after asking someone for a cigarette. He received minor facial and head injuries and was treated at a local hospital.

It was reported that a U. of I. student was walking near Japan House when a man appeared and began to follow. The man made several suggestive comments about the student’s appearance, slapped the student on the buttocks and then walked away.

We would like to provide you with an update regarding the off-campus shooting incident described in a Community Safety Notice earlier this week. The Urbana Police Department has identified and arrested two of the people involved.

The Urbana Police Department released information this morning about a shooting which occurred around 2:04 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of West Springfield Avenue, Urbana (map), where a large party was taking place.

We would like to provide you with an update regarding the aggravated battery described in a Campus Safety Notice earlier this week. All four of the people believed to be involved have been identified and arrested.

A U. of I. student walking near Altgeld Hall was approached by four male suspects who attempted to engage the student in conversation. The student continued to walk and was subsequently struck in the head by one of the suspects who was carrying a hard object in his hand.

The University of Illinois Police Department has received a report that a student was sexually assaulted. A suspect has been identified and police are continuing to investigate. A Campus Security Authority later notified the Department that there was a similar attempt at the same event.

On Wednesday morning, the University of Illinois Police Department was informed by a Campus Security Authority that a student had inappropriately touched three other students on different occasions, at least two of which occurred at a university residence hall. The offender is a person known to the victims.

The University of Illinois Police Department has arrested a student who was identified as the offender in two incidents of sexual violence that took place Aug. 25 and Sept. 16. The student was in custody Thursday at the Champaign County Jail and is awaiting arraignment. For more information about the arrest, visit the University of Illinois Police Department website: https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/6221/557937.

On Sunday night, a Campus Security Authority reported to the University of Illinois Police Department that one student was sexually assaulted and another student was sexually abused in two separate incidents on August 25, 2017 and September 16, 2017 by a single offender known to the victims in a university residence hall.

A U. of I. student reported that a wallet was stolen from a residence hall room between 1-10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12. According to the report, the student was sleeping in the room at the time of the burglary, and the door was locked.

We are writing to update you on our search for Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old visiting scholar who has been missing since Friday afternoon. Our investigation is ongoing, and we are continuing to pursue a number of routes which we hope will help us find Ms. Zhang.

The University of Illinois Police Department has received a report that a student was sexually assaulted at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at a residence hall in Champaign by a person known to the victim.

On Thursday, the University of Illinois Police Department received a report from a Campus Security Authority that a student was sexually assaulted during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 7, at a fraternity house in Champaign by a person known to the victim.

The University of Illinois Police Department has received a report from a Campus Security Authority that a student was sexually assaulted on Saturday, February 4, 2017, at a fraternity. The name and location of the fraternity is unknown.

The University of Illinois Police Department received a report on Thursday that a student was sexually abused at 1 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, at a university residence hall by a person known to the victim.

At about 9:48 p.m. Wednesday night, police responded to the area of First and Green streets, Champaign, after receiving reports of shots fired. Preliminary evidence suggests that the shooting was the result of a domestic altercation which took place inside an apartment.

Last night, Robbie M. Patton turned himself in to the Champaign County Jail. He remains in custody this morning and is expected to be arraigned this afternoon on charges of murder and aggravated battery with a firearm for his alleged role in the Sept. 25 shooting in the 300 block of East Green Street, Champaign.

This morning, at approximately 12:38 a.m., police responded to the 300 block of East Green Street, Champaign, after receiving multiple reports of shots fired. When they arrived, officers found four people who had been hit by gunfire and another person who was struck by a vehicle while running from the area. One person, a 22-year-old man who is not a university student, died from his injuries after being transported to the hospital. The other victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

The University of Illinois Police Department has received information from a Campus Security Authority that a student reported she was sexually assaulted during the evening hours of Thursday, August 25, 2016 at a fraternity house on South First Street in Champaign by a person unknown to the victim.

The University of Illinois Police Department on Monday received a report from a Campus Security Authority that a student was sexually assaulted at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at an apartment in the 700 block of South Gregory Place, Urbana, by a person known to the victim.

The University of Illinois Police Department has received information from the Champaign Police Department that a student reported she was sexually assaulted during the early morning hours on Friday, August 19, 2016 at a fraternity house in Champaign.

The University of Illinois Police Department was informed on Monday of two attempted robberies, one near Sixth Street and Springfield Avenue, Champaign, and the other near Coler Avenue and Main Street, Urbana. It is believed that the offenders in both incidents are the same people.

The University of Illinois Police Department is investigating an attempted robbery which occurred at 8:56 p.m. on Aug. 14 in the 200 block of North Goodwin Avenue, Urbana. The victim was unharmed, and no property was stolen.

The University of Illinois Police Department received a report from a Campus Security Authority Monday evening that a student was sexually abused during the early morning on Friday, July 15, in a Champaign residence hall by a person known to the victim.

The University of Illinois Police Department is seeking information about an incident which occurred at 1 a.m. Sunday in the 600 block of East Daniel Street, Champaign. A witness reported that he saw a large group of people arguing across the street from a campus bar, and one of the men fired a single shot into the air.

The University of Illinois Police Department received a report Friday afternoon that a student was sexually assaulted at 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, on the main Quad by a person known to the victim.

The Champaign Police Department has arrested a man alleged to have sexually assaulted a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign student around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of East White Street, Champaign.

The University of Illinois Police Department has received a report from a student that she was sexually abused at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 17, near Burrill Hall, 407 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana (map). The victim reported that 3 or 4 unknown college age males approached her, picked her up and groped her. No additional suspect information was provided.

The University of Illinois Police Department has received a report from a Campus Security Authority that a student was sexually assaulted during the early morning on Saturday, April 9, at a fraternity house by a person known to the victim.

The Champaign Police Department has informed the University of Illinois Police Department that a student reported being a victim of sexual abuse during the evening on Saturday, April 9, at a fraternity house by a person known to the victim.